Sacrifice, 9780857507587
Hardcover
Champion jockey’s searingly honest memoir: obsession, sacrifice, and personal destruction.
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Sacrifice

a year in the life of a champion jockey

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  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    8 November 2025

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Summary

Sacrifice: A Jockey’s Year on the Edge

A gripping and searingly honest account of a year in the turbulent life of a professional jockey, and the personal cost of success in the high-stakes world of horseracing. From four-time champion Oisin Murphy.

THE THRILLING AND SEARINGLY HONEST MEMOIR FOLLOWING A YEAR IN THE WORLD OF HORSE-RACING, FROM FOUR-TIME CHAMPION JOCKEY OISIN MURPHY.

Born prematurely, weighing less than a bag of sugar, Oisin Murphy’s life has always been…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857507587
ISBN-10:0857507583
Author:Oisin Murphy
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Bantam Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:8 November 2025
Weight:750g
Dimensions:240mm x 156mm x 40mm
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Critics Review

A gripping and incredibly honest insight into our sport, from one of racing’s most exciting talents * Frankie Dettori *

About The Author

Oisin Murphy

Oisin Murphy grew up in Killarney in Ireland. He started riding ponies from the age of 4 and competed in show jumping before switching to flat racing. He has won two British Classics and a number of Group 1 races. He has been British Champion Jockey in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024.

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